Riff-Off w/ Smokey Robinson - Classic Soul v. Modern Soul
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- čas přidán 13. 08. 2019
- When James Corden recaps his experience seeing the upcoming documentary "Hitsville: The Making of Motown," he admits that although the film is great, he prefers the soulful hits of today's artists. But when the legend Smokey Robinson shows up to challenge that idea, the two settle the debate with an old fashioned riff-off, thanks to a little help from The Filharmonic. Smokey performs his classic "Cruisin" and The Temptations "Get Ready," while James sings Bruno Mars "Finesse" and Lizzo's "Juice," before the two duet "My Girl."
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Fifty years later and they still scream at his voice. His voice gives me chills.
More than 50 years my friend!
Smokey Robinson is 79 years old!!!! What an Incredible, ageless legend!
@Freddy Smokey is a Vegan these days and was Vegetarian before that. No red meat since 1972! czcams.com/video/R_P6GwDjN_Q/video.html
He looks young for 79!
lol I was just about to post that!
....and his voice still rocks as well...think he must be consuming a major amount of green smoothies ...
@Freddy he's black/mixed race
Sorry James, this one was lost before you even left your desk! 😉
LOL!!
Lol! I haven't even listened yet and I know he lost...Wow! Smokey does not age and is still good looking.
😂😂😂😂
Amen
🗣️ SHO NUF 💯
The second Smokey starts singing I get Goosebumps
Every second!
Singing with a legend like Smokey 😱🤭🙏🏽 thanks for having us again, James and the Late Late Show crew. Loved being a part of this
Fantastic as always, guys!
lol, it's all Jules' fault! 😂 Great job guys! As always!
**YOU GUYZ WERE STELLAR BACKGROUND VOCALS! 🎙🎵 MANNN DID I ENJOY THIS WOW!
~ SIGNED A FAN IN CANADA 🇨🇦**
Really awesome, you were really great
The Filharmonic you guys are beyond amazing and awesome!!!
Smokey is 79 years old. Dude looks and sounds better than ever.
Steve wowwww he 79???! wow
81 years old now! 🎶
Vampire
as far as looks he's got plastic surgery to thank for that, but as far at that voice...that is pure class
@@leogooodfriend8212 He's never had plastic surgery
This man is 79 years old bro and sounding better than most young dudes now
He's been vegetarian since 1972 and a vegan in recent years, it obviously helped a lot.
@@MobinKiadeh lol righto what ever you say
James a carpool karaoke with smoky would be epic
Wow Smokey Robinson is still handsome, and still has it together 💘
What did I expect....it's SMOKEY
My goodness you're a doll hun.😊
Yes ma'am Ms Carter
100%!
Smokey has one of the best voices in all of music.
There is NO competition between Classic Soul and Modern Soul. CLASSIC SOUL ALL DAY, EVERYDAY.
You can feel an energy once the classics start. Nothing like the oldies, I swear
His age at this time is almost 80 but his lovely personality still groves like he is 30's.
When one's heart is pure and real, it transcends to your lifetime.
What an honor it must be to sing with this Legend!
oh it was!!
Smokey was 79 when this was aired (as I write this, today is his birthday as he turns 81). He formed his first group in 1955, two years before I was born. Hope he lives forever.
For those that don't know, Detroit gave us Smokey, Stevie, Aretha and many other greats. It has a proud music history in soul, gospel, rap and rock. Motown had 79 top ten songs from 1960 to 1969. And the musicians "Funk Brothers" who played for Motown played on more number one records than The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Elvis and The Beach Boys combined.
Well said!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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Wow that is so amazing and cool..... I've always loved
R n B //Motown😍
@@sylvesterwest5991 kid rock, R you SERIOUS. Gosh man get a Life. We're NOT talking about rap which everyone knows Eminem is the White King of Rap, but damn, kid rock🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡We're Talking about SOUL Music and not Top Pop 40 which would include Madonna. Diana Ross would classify as Soul back with The Supremes
Sylvester West Marvin Gaye is from my city Washington DC! He moved to Detroit to pursue his singing career but he is from my city!
This is amazing. Smokey Robinson still got it.
He's a living legend awesome from the top of his head to the bottom of his feet 💯
He will always have it! 😊
Saw him perform 4 years ago and he definitely still has it
Such good vocals at 79 years old. Truly legendary
I know I’m years late, but loving Smokeys music never gets old❣️
Thing about it, EVERYONE in the audience knew the words to the classic hits. There are a few, very few, current songs that can stand up with the classics.
Smokey's voice vibrates, I love it.
That Smokey tone. Unreal.
An absolute class act. There's no one like Smokey Robinson
And NEVER will be!
Smokey...smooth as silk....🎶🎼💜🎹🎵 August 19, 2019
When smokey is just simply speaking it sounds musical.
Smokey Robinson is a Legend..Were gonna fly away ..
Don't fear punctuation. It can change everything.
... Glad you’re going my way ....🎶
...our love is when we're cruising together! 🎶
Smokey Robinson still has it
He never lost it😁
Saw Smokey in AC...cried the entire show. BRILLIANT
I was lucky enough to go on stage with the greatest group of all times.4-6-93,I got to sing my girl with the temptations. Love my home boy Jackson's, but wow,temps?,priceless!
Smokey is the living legend ❤️ He is Motown he is soul music ❤️❤️ Love him ❤️
Smokey wrote and sang some of the best music of all time 💖💖
And many people don't realize that he was one of the main writers for Motown and was responsible for Number 1 hits by the Supremes, The Temptations, The Marvelettes, Mary Wells and of course for himself and his group The Miracles. He even wrote a few songs for Marvin Gaye and Bobby Darin.
Smokey is swaggin!!!! I love how James clowns with legends,while showing,mad love and respect!😂😀
Watching James Corden do his best to not melt with fandom glee as his idol serenades him is HIGHLY entertaining
I wish people knew how truly great and a legend Smokey is. Motown hits including the Jackson 5 hits that shaped music today.
Almost 80, and STILL the King of Soul!
Moona1966 always a class act love his music
Classic soul will never get old!
79 years old and sings better live then everyone on the radio today!
Smokey sings effortlessly sounds so good and smooth legend 😎👌
Bruh my heart skipped a beat when he started singing get ready by the temptations omgg. HE WAS IN THE MOVIE and LIVED THAT PERIOD TOO Sooo 🥺🖤
Childhood=Fulfilled
James's expression's are priceless
79 years young! Incredible! What a guy ❤️
Smokey, bright-eyed, feet-on-the-ground smooooooth, and from what I can tell, a great guy. This riff-off was silly, as all are, but it's cool that James does this. Just so great to hear and see Smokey. Hope his shows go swimmingly - blessings! Thanks, James, your talent is always a delight.
When he said, 'new stuff, notice he mentioned artists who could actually sing! Love James for this. Thank you for schooling this new generation on where soul music came from. Smokey has always appreciated artists from all generations.
Smokey can still sing what a legend love Gospel, Soul, Funk and Motown and I am a 58 year old white dude. . . . . . .
“I don’t know what that means...” 😆 Shout out to the legend Mr Smokey Robinson, man 👊🏽 Out here lookin younger than a lot of young people
Smokey is my favorite. The young guys singing backup are good.
Smokey looks fantastic!
@@kyarbrough100 I guess so Smokey even said so himself that he had some plastic surgery done. 3-27-2021
Rob Brown... Some PLASTIC SURGERY here and there makes a difference. I wonder if Smokey is gonna get anymore surgery to become one of those HORROR!!! surgery stories oh 😱my now that would be sad & horrible 😢 3-27-2021
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Snokey Robinson is a living legend. And lets face it. There are many legends in the music industry. But only two that I can think of who are still living!
That would be the wonderful, humble Smokey Robinson. And another Motown Great. Stevie Wonder.
Makes me proud to be a MotownGirl.
What about people like Buddy Guy, Gladys Knight and George Clinton? If we go beyond soul/R&B, how about Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Sergio Mendes, Paul Simon or Ronnie Spector?
Motown Girl....DIANA ROSS
Who tf is snokey Robinson
@@EndingVisions 😂🤣
James lost right when I heard Smokey sing "Cruisin" Haha
James lost before he left the desk. No comparison to Smokey.
Exactly.
❤️❤️❤️ that song!
@@eaqua56 nuuhh
I did, too!! 😁
Pure entertainment....but there's no competition....old school classic everything..... It never gets old.
Now that’s a National Treasure standing up there on that stage🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 We love you Smokie!!
I love how James says he keeps an acapella group around the office for the exact reason that he never knows when he might have to do a Riff-Off, go Filharmonic
😂🙏🏽
Just for such an occasion 😂😂😂😂😂
Smokey is almost 80yrs old & he still looks 30 or 40 years younger than he is. I want whatever he does to look so ageless.😂
then you want a plastic surgeon.
@@newclothes8165 I was about to comment this too lol. The plastic surgery is obvious with this one
@@CarolinaMartinez-hc1if Right.
Look at the kenndy center honors where they honored him and he is standing there frozen. His eyes never blink.
He looks scary.
@@CarolinaMartinez-hc1if DON'T BE PISSED WHEN I SAY THIS...BUT BLACK DON'T CRACK...DON'T FORGET THAT....MY AUNT HAS CELEBRATED HER 81ST BIRTHDAY AND EVERYONE SWEARS SHE IS LYING....SO DON'T HATE ON BLACK....BY THE WAY I WILL COPY AND PASTE THIS TO YOUR BOY BILL CLAY...
@@newclothes8165 DON'T BE PISSED WHEN I SAY THIS...BUT 'BLACK DON'T CRACK'...DON'T FORGET THAT....MY AUNT HAS CELEBRATED HER 81ST BIRTHDAY AND EVERYONE SWEARS SHE IS LYING....SO DON'T HATE ON ON THE BEAUTY OF OUR SKIN (MELANIN).
Smokey Robinson -- in addition to being talented and bringing us mortals some amazing music, he is elegant, classy, and full of finesse.
My favorite song by him, is track of my tears
So great!
Smokey wrote a tremendous amount of hits for too many groups to list along with songs for him and the Miracles
there is no better music than the old MOTOWN music I love Motown
Linda Lindley it’s science
Same
Look At James face during duet to see what pure joy looks like
Smokey Robinson... what a legend and still has a beautiful beautiful voice ❤️🇬🇧
Cruisin' makes me just melt lol I love that song.
Smokey is such a freaking Legend!!!
Ahhh I love Smokey so much
SMOKEY IS A GIFT FROM GOD! THANK YOU JAMES FOR SHOWING OFF OUR MOTOWN LEGEND SO BEAUTIFULLY!
Smokey is a genius writer and singer. I got crazy chills when the crowd sang along on My Girl. There's no town like Motown!
I've gotten the opportunity to see Smokey twice at the San Diego County Fair. I highly recommend seeing him live. He puts on a great show.
I wish I was singing 🎤with the Legendary Smokey Robinson!!!🎶🎶🎶❤️
Smokey Robinson is a legend 💕💕💕
Smokey ain't lost a step. *At all.*
My mom told me this story that a long time ago when she worked for the USPS in Pasadena she went to the Vons near the Mac Robinson Post Office for lunch and Smokie was there introducing a food product I think it was jambalaya mix or gumbo mix.....there were a few workers from the post office and the store trying to get pictures with Smokie, out of nowhere he calls out my mom and plants a kiss on her cheek....she goes back to work on cloud 9, I don't know how long ago this was...but to this day when she talks about it her face lights up so much it makes me smile
That's dope
Santiago Perez Aww what a nice memory for your mom.
I can't blame her, that would light me up to.. 😍
I don't blame your mom cause that was my sugar daddy crush 🤗🤗🤗🥰🥰
Santiago what a wonderful memory. :)
all these years later and smokey still got the groove 😌 king
James has the enthusiasm and the innocence of a child when he's singing with his idols. Smokey still sounds great!
When you sing the songs you wrote for a riff off. I love this!!! James Corden amazingly funny.
It was a wrap when Smokey sang "Cruisin'" 😂😂😂🎶🎤❤️😎
No one could ever sing better than Smokey Robinson
Family listen up.....open your ears, your mind & your soul 4 the 1, the ONLY.......Smokey, the Smooth, the Soulful, the Sound of Sensual........ Robinson!!!!!!! 🙋🏾♀️👊🏾👏🏾💓
James knows exactly how to promote an artiste/artistes and their events.....
Freaking genius right!?
Boom a hundred
I love Smokey. He's incredibly timeless, ageless and totally on every time he performs. Masterful and don't ever stop giving us the Classic R&B.
Smokey's voice is so clear and unchanged after all these many years, it is awesome. He is now 80 years old and looks absolutely fabulous.
Nothing beats the Motown sound. Back in the days they had something called true talent. Nothing was fake. There you have a 80 yo icon that still delivers a great performance.
I thought it was a band. I forgot those guys were singing in the back. Jesus they are good.
Never die Smokey. Also obviously old music especially soul music wins you can’t beat My Girl or Get Ready
Smokey is a national treasure and they should have a R&B Hall of Fame and he should be the first inductee. Think of all the great music and musicians Smokey was involved with,.
Not only an ageless talent, but a man with an attitude and sense of humor. Amazing!
Smokey is in a league of his own!
🎶🎶SMOKEY! SMOKEY! SMOKEY! 🎶🎶
And never forget The Original Temptations🍻🎶🔥
1st. I can't believe Smokey Robinson is still alive. 2nd. I can't believe how good he sounds
LET IT BE KNOWN SMOKEY!!!! Old Skool Beats New School Any day!!!! Great to see That Mr. Robinson is still around livin’ it Up!! 💯💯💪🏽
I love how James "defends" the modern, just to absolutely highlight the classic! Great segment.
Wow that was amazing .. smokie was smoking ..smooth 💚
Blessed to have seen smokey Robinson a couple months ago in Chicago, CLASSIC SOUL forever SIR 🎊🎊🎊💚
Smokey is an OG DILF 😍
Yeah! Smokey's showing his age (79), but he still has the pipes! He is the Man!
And I also prefer Classic Soul, when songs were songs!
I saw Smokey in concert in 1981 or '2, and I was on a natural high for a week! Smooth!
I saw him in Detroit's 2017 in Detroit. The ailing Aretha came from backstage and took a seat in the front row. Detroit Legends!
Damn 79 years old and Smokey can still kill it!
The crowd singing loudly says it all -- It must be an incredible feeling for Smokey to hear people singing his songs OVER 50 YEARS after he wrote them!
I love Corden's ability to "hang" whatever the genre! Showing much love!!! He dances, too!!!! Much respect to Smokey!!! Background is badass!!
I love Smokey Robinson and would really like to meet him. He's a legend.
I went at Kennedy center this was sitting side me and she obsessed smokey fan he was good she was older lady
I’ve seen Smokey perform twice this year. It’s the best show I’ve ever seen. If you get the opportunity to see him you will not be disappointed.
Even though im 22 i grew up listenin to motown and smokey robinson and its amazing
What a living LEGEND !!!! Probs my favourite ep ever!!!
We love you James, but this time you were way out of your league. Great segment.
Ikr
Oh he knew. He was quietly fangirling!
I miss these Riff off series
Smokey Robinson....sigh... that voice, it melts me.
Shout out to my Filipino brother’s doing the back up vocals for Smokey!! and James. My pinoy friends can sure sing!!